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Hillside House With Creative Terracing and A Small Lap Pool

Villacasa residence in Mt. Washington neighborhood of Los Angeles is designed by Space International architecture studio. It’s located on the hillside site that allows to make the most from its compact size with creative terracing and mixing indoors and outdoors. A small lap pool located on the downslope end of the lot doubles as a...

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Contemporary home designs

Simple Yet Flexible House Design With a Rooftop Garden That Is Set on Steep Hillside

The Nest is a house designed by DeForest Architects and built by Joseph McKinstry Construction. The whole process was described by its owners at their blog. The house is set on a steep hillside overlooking Lake Washington. It is created to complement with owners lifestyle and consists of simple lines, flexible living spaces, well-organized storage...

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Unusual house designs

House on the Hill Linked to the Landscape – Krater House

The house is situated on the top of a hill on Antiparos, in the Cycladic islands, Greece. There was a lot of challenges in designing it related to its position. First of all there was a need to protect living areas from strong winds of the Aegean Sea and to hide them from the settlement...

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Home design

House with Clever Books Storage

Kitchel residence is designed by BOORA Architects and located in Northwest Portland, Oregon. It’s placed on the hills and surrounded by environmentally sensitive forest. The house’s boomerang shape and folded geometry aligns with the topography which produces a dynamic special quality and admits daylight. While designing the house the goal was to create a calm...

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